Did you know that RSL Care SA reserves 40% of permanent residential aged care accommodation for residents with low means?

Residential Aged Care fees vary depending on an individual’s assets and income. To ensure prospective residents with low assets and income are not disadvantaged from being offered permanent placement, accredited aged care facilities must reserve a percentage of their beds for ‘low means’ residents. At RSL Care SA we aim to keep our low means resident ratio at 40%, giving special preference to veterans and their families.

There are two different asset levels a resident can fall under to qualify as low means:

Asset Free Threshold

Currently set at $47,500, residents with assets under this threshold will be required to pay a;

Basic Daily Care Fee

First Asset Threshold

Currently set at $162,815.20, residents with assets under this threshold will be required to pay;

Basic Daily Care Fee

Accommodation Contribution

The Basic Daily Care Fee

This fee is set by the Commonwealth Government and is approximately 85% of the single Aged Pension. The Basic Daily Care Fee covers all living expenses and contributes to the costs of other services such as meals, personal care, recreation activities, laundry, cleaning and nursing care.

Accommodation Contribution

This fee varies depending on the resident’s asset level. It is reviewed quarterly and is subject to change. At both the War Veterans Home and RSL Villas, as at 20 September 2017, the maximum a resident can be asked to pay for an Accommodation Contribution is $36.13 per day.

All rooms at RSL Care SA facilities are single rooms with private ensuite. Please contact our Admissions Coordinator for more information, or to book a private tour.

To place your name on our residential aged care waiting list, please complete our Application Form

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About us

RSL Care SA believes that the ex-service community deserves the best care and affordable accommodation. RSL Care SA is an independently constituted not for profit organisation with links to the Returned & Services League of Australia (SA Branch).

Our mission is to support veterans and their dependents, although the ex-service community are our primary client group it is not exclusively so. The facilities and services are also available to the broader community.